UPDATE: Flooding Closes Schools, Roads Thursday

The Washington Township School District has closed all of its schools–B.A. Cucinella, Flocktown-Kossman, Old Farmers Road School and the Long Valley Middle School–due to flooding in Washington Township on Thursday, Sept. 8, according to its website.

West Morris Central High School is also closed on Thursday, according to its website.

Update: As of 3:30 p.m. Thursday, the following roads were still closed, according to Washington Township Police:

• Schooleys Mountain Road at Rt. 57 Intersection
• Kings Highway at Musconetcong River crossing
• Stephensburg Road at Musconetcong River crossing
• Middle Valley Road Bridge
• East Avenue at Musconetcong River crossing
• West Mill Road from center of Long Valley to Clay's Garage
• West Mill Road at Hunterdon County Line
• Vernoy Road with town line at Tewksbury

The intersection of Bartley and Naughright Roads is now open.

As of 7:15 a.m., all bridge crossings from Washington Township over the Musconetcong River have been closed, including Newburgh Road and Stephensburg Road, according to Department of Public Works Superintendent Scott Frech.

Other road closures include East Avenue, Vernoy Road, Middle Valley Road, West Mill Road, the intersection of Bartley and Naughright Roads, Kings Highway and North Four Bridges Road (long-term closure). Schooley's Mountain Road on the northern end by Minebrook Golf Course has been closed.

The center of Long Valley, at the intersection of Schooley's Mountain Road and East Mill Road, remains open at this time, but will be monitored.

"Residents should really stay off the roads right now," said Washington Township Police Sgt. Doug Compton. "If they can stay clear until we can get things set up, it would be a big help. It's really not safe to try and drive through any water; you just don't know how deep it is."